[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17276: custom post type problems needs addressed

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#17276: custom post type problems needs addressed
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 Reporter:  squeeky      |       Owner:  squeeky
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Taxonomy     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |
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Changes (by squeeky):

 * keywords:  reporter-feedback => needs-patch
 * component:  General => Taxonomy


Comment:

 ok - I'll submit a code example shortly. . .

 but for now - to be more precise:
 currently, to work with custom post types, once registered a user needs to
 jump through hoop after hoop to get theme to integrate properly with the
 public side of an install / all the way from template creation to
 navigation menus - where either coding is needed or extensive plugin
 hunting (along with trial-&-error testing)

 what i am saying is:
 it does not need to be like this - nor should it be like this...

 specifically - ALL aspects of the default wordpress install can be set to
 AUTOMATICALLY handle ALL aspects of custom post types just as it currently
 handles built_in post-types / in the following manner

 - integrating into the core a mere test to first see if custom port types
 have been registered
 - then: if exist, set what features of built_in post types may logically
 apply to (be used for) the custom post type
 ----- is like a Post, is like a Page / should it be handled like a Post /
 should it be handled like a Page / and so on...
 - finally: open the features up that are for the built_in post types to
 also be directly used be custom post types which are set in such a way it
 calls for using such features


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 sort of like that.

 it should make more sense once i share some code tidbits - i'll submit a
 snippet once i've the time / ahould be within 24 hours (if not sooner)


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 on a side note > why can't / or HOW CAN permalinks be automatically
 reset/updated/flushed (whatever) directly after a new post type has been
 registered ? - I played around with this but found nothing that could be
 coded which would dismiss the need to visit "Settings" > "Permalinks" ---
 an "auto-permalink-update" SHOULD be part of (the last part of)
 registering a custom post type.



 squeeky

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